medicare. done. well this is cnn. the world s news network. top of the hour on this monday morning. hi, everyone. i m jessica dean. good to have you, jessica. i m jim sciutto. today a new york grand jury is reconvening as it continues to weigh potential charges against former president trump. might be seen indictment today. cnn is outside the courthouse. plus this happening right now. massive protests in israel not just protests, crippling union strikes, store and restaurant closures, even hunger strikes by several israeli mayors. all of this over prime minister benjamin netanyahu s planned overhaul of the judicial system , his firing of the country s defense minister for opposing him in that plan. is the u. s s closest ally in the region, moving further away from democratic principles. israelis fear so we re going to the latest from jerusalem. also today, another round of severe weather is expected to strike the southeast after devastating tornadoes ripped through the region
mississippi picking up the pieces after devastating storms over the weekend left over two dozen people dead and prince harry, elton john, and others take their fight against the british tabloids to a london courtroom. this is what we re watching at this hour. and thank you for being here. i m amarillo walker in for kate baldwin. we begin in israel, which is paralyzed right now by protests over benjamin netanyahu s plan to overhaul the country s judicial system. take a look at this video right now of protesters blocking a highway in television. police tried to disperse them by blasting them with water cannons. and while israelis take to the streets in protest, a historic general strike is also bringing the country. to a standstill all flights at israel s main airport were grounded for several hours , but they have now resumed now this is all happening just hours after netanyahu fired his own defense minister who had called for a pause in the government s judicial reform effort
the goal overall will be to instill confidence in the american banking system. federal regulator said depositors will have access to their money today. the measures have effectively waived $250,000 insurance and of $220 billion in assets uninsured. at least 29 companies were impacted by svp collapse like pinterest, fitbit, ziprecruiter to name a few. the same has been done for new york signature bank, which was shut down over the weekend pure treasure secretary janet yellen said the action does not equal bailing out the banks. we are in the middle of a financial crisis. if you were investors and owners of systemic, large banks that were built out and we are certainly not looking to reform put in place and that means we will not do that again. but we are concerned about depositories ever focused on trying to meet their needs. ceo of pershing square eckman agrees this was not a bailout in terms of how the term has been used as of recently mainly because taxpayer funds will
contractor inside syria, plus a trump lawyer testifying in front of a federal grand jury in the classified documents case, but the former president s attention is on new york. he calls the manhattan prosecutor a degenerate and he recklessly warrants of death and destruction if he is charged with a crime, and right now president biden meeting with his counterpart to the north prime minister, justin trudeau, the visit happening in the united states and canada strike a new deal too slow or growing migrant search. now, though, we begin with the commander in chief moment for the president of the united states. president biden signing off retaliatory airstrikes in eastern syria. social media video. you see it here, capturing the smoldering fire fury of american missiles fired from f 15 fighter jets president hitting back in iran after a kamikaze drone flew directly into a coalition base, killing a contractor and wounding five other u. s service members. cnn obtaining video of ambul
hello and welcome to the cnn newsroom. boris sanchez, everyone boris great to be with you. i m jessica dean and we begin with breaking details another major legal blow to former president donald trump. on the day his attorney had to testify before a federal grand jury. in one case. we re learning. in a separate case, his former top administration aides have now been ordered to testify, and that includes his past white house chief of staff mark meadows. this specific investigation is the federal criminal. probe into donald trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election loss. cnn senior crime and justice reporter caitlin poland s is with us live standing outside of the department of justice on a rainy day. caitlin tell us so much about this development, the claim of executive privilege by the former president thrown out by this judge. right so this is another attempt where donald trump was coming into court secretly behind closed doors and trying to say that people around him sh